BC Air Brake Test 9
- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
- Based on 2024 BC commercial driver's licence manual
- Triple-checked for accuracy
- Updated for November 2024
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correct answers to pass
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- How can you determine if your air brake system includes an integrated air dryer system?
- What should you fill the alcohol reservoir with during the colder months?
- What is indicated if more than a few droplets of water are noticed when the supply reservoir is drained?
- What are some automatic drain valves furnished with to avoid freezing in freezing conditions?
- What happens to the air once it's been processed by the dryers?
- Once a vehicle equipped with a spring brake emergency release system has been moved, how can you reapply the spring parking brakes?
- What's another name for the limiting valve that forms an integral part of an automatic front wheel limiting system?
- When the first reservoir has reached maximum pressure, which of these happens?
- What are spring parking brake emergency release systems sometimes known as?
- Where are alcohol injectors usually installed?
- If a bobtail tractor is equipped with a bobtail proportioning system, which of the following statements is true?
- What air pressure do conventional air-over-hydraulic brake systems operate at?
- What are the two available settings of a manual front wheel limiting system?
- What's the purpose of incorporating a one-way check valve in the brake system?
- What is the function of the spring parking brake emergency release system?
- Who is qualified to adjust wedge brakes?
- What is the primary function of an air dryer in an air brake system?
- Do new vehicles still come with manual front wheel limiting systems installed?
- Generally, you must have an air brake-endorsed driver's licence to operate a vehicle equipped with air-over-hydraulic brakes. The only exception is
- What feature do some air dryers come equipped with to prevent freezing in colder conditions?
- According to the British Columbia Driving Commercial Vehicles handbook, foundation brakes that can be found on air-braked vehicles include
- What is another term for automatic drain valves?
- Even with the inclusion of an air dryer in the air brake system, should the air reservoirs still be periodically drained to check for contaminants?
- Some tractor dashboards have a round blue button in addition to the yellow button and the red button. What does the blue button control?
- How many variants of front wheel limiting systems exist?
- Air-over-hydraulic brakes are commonly found on what types of vehicles?
- What is the function of alcohol evaporators and alcohol injectors?
- The current that pulsates in the anti-lock brake system is monitored by what?
- Is a dashboard-fitted failure warning lamp present in trucks and tractors to monitor the ABS system?
- What is implied by the term "slack adjustment" in regards to braking?
- How would you determine the amount of air pressure present in the main reservoirs?
- The shutoff pressures of the pressure-protection valves vary between which two values?
- Pressure-protection valves (if so equipped) are able to cut off the air supply to
- When driving an ABS-equipped vehicle on extremely slippery roads, how can you perform a stop in the shortest possible distance?
- When should you check whether the trailer has anti-lock brakes (ABS)?
- What is the maximum available stroke of a Type 30 brake chamber?
- How can you inspect the air brake chamber pushrod travel without crawling under the vehicle?
- What are the consequences of operating a vehicle with defective brakes?
- Some vehicles utilize air pressure gauges to indicate the pressure within the reservoirs and the...
- In trucks with anti-lock brakes, what common name is given to solenoid valves?
- Before commencing an air brake pre-trip inspection, you should do all of the following EXCEPT
- You can still operate the vehicle if which of the following is the case?
- Brake failures and runaways that result in accidents are almost never caused by...
- Which of the following vehicles do NOT usually have a spring parking brake emergency release system?
- A long stroke Type 30 is referred to as what?
- How can the driver determine if the trailer's air brake anti-lock braking system is malfunctioning?
- Which type of air brake chamber is most frequently used on trucks and trailers?
- What is deemed as the most crucial part of any brake system?
- Is there a difference in emergency stopping with a combination unit where the tractor and all trailers are equipped with ABS?
- In a vehicle equipped with ABS, what will happen if hard braking causes the wheels to lock up?